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In the 19th century, American social convention made international travel by the incumbent president taboo, though foreign travel by former presidents was acceptable. The most widely publicized trip of this nature was the 1877–79 world tour of Ulysses S. Grant. Domestic travel was regarded as a welcome opportunity for presidents to talk with ...
Around 1484, King John II of Portugal submitted Columbus's proposal to his experts, who rejected it on the basis that Columbus's estimation of a travel distance of 2,400 nautical miles was about four times too low (which was accurate). [24] In 1486, Columbus was granted an audience with the Catholic Monarchs, and he presented his plans to Isabella.
The countries of Middle East. Ten United States presidents have made presidential visits to the Middle East.The first trips by an incumbent president to countries in (or partly within) the Middle East were those by Franklin D. Roosevelt, and were an offshoot of Allied diplomatic interactions during World War II.
The Embassy of The Republic of The Union of Myanmar in Tel Aviv is the Diplomatic mission of Myanmar (formerly Burma) to Israel. The embassy, established in the 1950s, was the first East Asian embassy established in Israel. The current ambassador of Myanmar to Israel is Ambassador Maung Maung Lynn. [1]
This is a list of international visits undertaken by John Kerry (in office 2013–2017) [1] while serving as the 68th United States secretary of state.The list includes both private travel and official state visits.
Tourism in Myanmar (also known as Burma) is a developing sector. As at 2023, new tourist visa applications resume. [ 1 ] Although Myanmar possesses tourist potential, much of the industry remains to be developed.
Netanyahu cut his trip short, returning to Israel on November 11 overnight due to events in Gaza. [100] [101] Brazil: December 28, 2018 – January 2, 2019 [n 2] State visit and participation in presidential inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro: First time an Israeli PM visited Brazil [102] Chad: January 20, 2019 [n 2] Re-establishment of diplomatic ties
During the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état and subsequent protests, a number of Israeli companies were accused of continuing to help the Myanmar junta acquire modern weapons that eventually were used to suppress protesters, despite the fact that Israel had imposed a lethal embargo since 2018.